Charles Auguste Désiré Filon
French historian
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| Intro | French historian | |
| Places | France | |
| was | Historian | |
| Work field | Social science | |
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| Birth | 1 January 1800 | |
| Death | 1 January 1875 (aged 75 years) |
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Biography
Charles Auguste Désiré Filon (1800–1875) was a French historian. He became professor of history at Douai, and eventually inspecteur d'académie in Paris. His son, Augustin was also distinguished in the field of learning.
His principal works were:
Histoire comparée de la France et de l'Angleterre (1832)
Histoire de l'Europe au XVIe siècle (1838)
La Diplomatie française sous Louis XV (1843)
Histoire de l'Italie méridionale (1849)
Histoire du Sinai romain (1850)
Histoire de la démocratie athénienne (1854).